W. Ian Lipkin, M.D.

Research

My most recent work has focused on advancing pathogen discovery techniques by developing a staged strategy using techniques pioneered in my lab. These molecular biological methods, including MassTag-PCR, the GreeneChip diagnostic, and High Throughput Sequencing, are a major step towards identifying and studying new viral pathogens that emerge locally throughout the globe. My research also focuses on pathogen discovery using unexplained hemorrhagic fever, febrile illness, encephalitis, and meningoencephalitis as targets. Lastly, I am directing an international research project, named the autism birth cohort, investigating the epidemiology and basis of neurodevelopmental disorders through analyses of a prospective birth cohort of 100,000 children and their parents.